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Algebra Difficulty 1.4 Junior Find the answer Canada

At Gaussville School, a total of 480 students voted for their favourite subject. The results are summarized in the pie chart shown.

How many students voted for math?

Pick one

Solution

Solution 1

At Gaussville School, $40\%$ or $\frac{40}{100}=\frac{4}{10}$ of the 480 total students voted for math.
Therefore, the number of students who voted for math is $\frac{4}{10}\times480=4\times48=192$ .

Solution 2

At Gaussville School, $40\%$ or 0.4 of the 480 total students voted for math.
Therefore, the number of students who voted for math is $0.4\times480=192$ .

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